Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated Italian politics for 17 years, has stepped down as Italy’s prime minister.

Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty on Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the drug-overdose death of Michael Jackson following a six-week trial that enthralled fans of the King of Pop around the world.

Samsung is suddenly the world’s largest smartphone seller, for now anyway, having shipped 27.8 million units between July and September. That gives the South Korean company nearly 24 percent of the global smartphone market, which has been driven by its adoption of Google’s Android mobile operating system.

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, flattening buildings and destroying homes in one of the poorest regions in the country.

Fugitive Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed on Thursday during a final rebel attack near his hometown of Sirte, according to multiple online reports.

More than 70 protesters were arrested Saturday as the Occupy Wall Street movement filled New York City’s Times Square, authorities said. It was one of the largest demonstrations yet from the movement, which began on September 17th.

Apple’s latest update to its popular operating system for smartphones and tablets has finally arrived with the release Wednesday of the iOS 5 around 1 p.m. EDT.

Steve Jobs, the iconic co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc., died on Wednesday after a years-long battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer and other health issues. He was 56.

Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, unveiled the handset on Tuesday at an invitation-only event at the company’s Cupertino headquarters. The announcement marks the first time the 50-year-old CEO introduced a new product since Steve Jobs resigned in August.

Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed Friday in a joint CIA-military airstrike.